litotes vs metonymy

litotes

noun
  • An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive. 

metonymy

noun
  • The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object. 

  • A metonym. 

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